Vegetable rice pilaf (hl)

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¾cupUncooked brown rice
Vegetable spray
½mediumRed onion, chopped
2Garlic cloves, minced
3Celery stalks, chopped into bite-sized pieces
1largeTomato, chopped
1largeSweet red pepper, sliced into strips
1largeGreen pepper, sliced into strips
Black pepper
Parsley sprigs

Directions

Cook rice according to package directions, omitting use of butter, margarine, or oil. While rice is cooking prepare all the vegetables.

Spray a large skillet with vegetable spray. Saute onion and garlic until tender, about 2 minutes. Add all other vegetables to skillet, sprinkle with black pepper to taste, and continue to cook until tender, about 5 more minutes. Stir occasionally.

Add cooked rice to vegetable blend and stir to combine.

Serve hot, garnished with a sprig of parsley and black pepper.

Yield: 4 servings

Serving size: 1 cup

Calories per serving: 130

Per serving composition: 1 starch, 2 vegetable (courtesy of Lou Aronne, M.D. and Kathy Isoldi, R.D. from Weigh Less, Live Longer) Copyright, 1997, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax. net> on May 24, 1997 Recipe by: TVFN: RECIPE FOR HEALTH SHOW #RHE167 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #640 by 4paws@... (Shermeyer-Gail) on Jun 09, 1997